With backup center Jock Landale out, the Hawks may be undersized and outmanned at the five, but can play bigger at the other positions, especially with the Knicks using three small (and/or slight) guards – Jordan Clarkson, Miles McBride and Jose Alvarado – off the bench.

The second round of the NBA playoffs tipped of Monday, May 4 with two games as the Knicks hosted the 76ers and Spurs hosted the Timberwolves.